WWYZ
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| Broadcast area | Waterbury/Hartford/New Haven/Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Frequency | 92.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Country 92-5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WHCN, WKSS, WPOP, WUCS | |
| History | |
First air date |
August 1, 1961 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority |
FCC |
| Facility ID | 74205 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 17,000 watts |
| HAAT | 268 meters (879 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | country925.iheart.com |
WWYZ (92.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, and serving the Waterbury, Hartford and New Haven areas. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and airs a country radio format.
The studios and offices are located on Columbus Boulevard in Hartford. The station's transmitter is in Meriden, on West Peak in the Hanging Hills.
History
WATR-FM
The station signed on the air on August 1, 1961, as WATR-FM. It was owned by the Gilmore family, which also owned WATR (1320 AM) and WATR-TV (channel 53; now WCCT-TV channel 20).
The call sign stood for the city of license, Waterbury. At first, WATR-FM simulcast the AM 1320 programming. In the early 1970s, it switched to an easy listening format. In 1973, it briefly changed to WENU-FM, before changing again to WWYZ. With the new call sign, the station referred to itself as "The Music Lover's WISE Choice".
Switch to country
In the 1980s, WWYZ broadcast a mix of formats from country to Top-40. In between late August and early September 1988, it became an all country formatted station.In July 1999, WWYZ was bought by AMFM, Inc. The following year, AMFM was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, which changed its name in 2014 to iHeartMedia.